I imagine.

Whether I am working on a story or on a how-to book, I always try to keep my imagination completely open to the character I am writing about or the audience I am writing to. What must it be like to be them?

I find that my own knowledge and experience get mixed up with my passion to write, and, before I know it, I'm on another writing project.​

​​Marley Eats His Vegetables -- a book for young readers

After years of being fascinated and greatly humored by my dog Marley's weird love of vegetables, I finally did what I always said I would do: I wrote a book about him.

Written partly as a gift, partly as a memorialization of my old hound, Marley Eats His Vegetables is a book for young readers, illustrated with photos I took of him over the years, as well as a few from a veggie-filled photo shoot.

The book is available on Blurb.com for purchase in both hardcover and softcover formats, as well as on Amazon.com as an ebook.​​Please note, when you go to my bookstore, the cover will be what you see to the right. The cover above was the original gift version.

I hope you love the book, and if you do, I humbly ask for your review in return for the laughs. Marley and I thank you!

Reading Toward Success – a guide for parents

Wow. This one was several years in the making, but it sure has been worth it!

This book is the passion of my heart. I believe that learning to read, and learning to read well, is the key to a successful life. Without that skill, we deprive ourselves–and our kids–of so many things.

With years of teaching reading and working as a school librarian in the public school system under my belt, I have learned a lot about what works and what doesn't when it comes to reading with kids. I decided to take 10 of my teaching practices that truly got kids to love reading and to write them out for parents. I explain what I did in my classroom, tell stories about me and my students, and provide suggestions on how parents can implement the same practices at home.

​This little guide book is available for purchase on Amazon.com as a paperback and as an ebook.

I truly hope that this book is an inspiration to you and your kids and that it changes your worlds forever. If it is, I humbly ask that you share your new found passion with others by writing a review on Amazon. Many thanks!

My next projects...

I've got a handful of projects going on here...

I'm working on a cookbook that was a gift for my stepkids which I will be making available for purchase. It's a cookbook geared towards college kids and how they can make their favorite foods at home by learning a few simple techniques and tricks. Who says you need to overpay for that college food plan?

Getting flushed out beyond the planning stages and finally in draft form is a young adult novel. I'd tell you what it is about, but then... Let's just say that it is on a topic that, I believe, is relevant to everyone. I will keep you posted as things progress.

And in the planning stages: a book about one of the best friends I've ever had. And maybe, just maybe...a screenplay??? (What can I say? I love to write!)